Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 131

Exiting The European Union, England And Wales

Seeds, England And Wales

The Marketing of Seeds and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (England and Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Sift requirements satisfied

18th December 2018

Made

23rd January 2019

Laid before Parliament

30th January 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred—

(a)

in relation to Part 1, by the powers mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c);

(b)

in relation to Part 2, by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1;

(c)

in relation to Part 3, by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 M2.

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy M3.

The requirements of paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Marginal Citations

M11972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). It is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). The function of the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794.

M22018 c. 16.

M3S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.